Southern Railway is introducing a daily service between Chennai Central and Palani starting October 1.
A press release said the inaugural special train No. 06002 will leave Palani at 16:00 hours on October 1 and arrive in Chennai Central at 02.30 hours. The regular service of the train No.16001 Chennai Central – Palani daily express will commence on October 1, and that of train No. 16002 Palani – Chennai Central will commence on October 2.
Train No. 16001 Chennai Central – Palani daily express will leave Chennai Central at 21:00 hours and arrive in Palani at 8:00 hours the next day.
Train 16002 Palani – Chennai Central Express will leave Palani at 18:00 hours and arrive at Chennai Central at 04:50 hours the next day. The composition of the train will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 Luggage-cum-break van coaches.
The trains will stop at Arakonnam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Jolarpettai, Salem, Rasipuram, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Akkaraipatti, Oddanchatram and Chatrappatti. Train no. 16002 will stop at Perambur too.
Keywords: Chennai-Palani express, Southern Railway, special trains
Pazhani is the foremost among the Aarupadai Veedus of Lord Muruga. This train will serve the Chennai devotees of Lord Muruga and also the devotees coming from other States to visit Pazhani. Kudos to Railways...
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